Discoverability

Ensuring that articles published in The Journal of Practice Theory are visible, accessible, and easily discoverable is a central priority. We support the discoverability of the journal through high-quality metadata, participation in key scholarly publishing infrastructures, strategic indexing, and active promotion within the international practice theory community.

As an independent, fully open-access journal that does not charge authors or readers, we seek to maximise the visibility and accessibility of our content while maintaining a sustainable, community-led publishing model.

1. Optimising Metadata for Visibility

We use Open Journal Systems (OJS) to optimise the metadata for each article and the journal as a whole, making our content highly visible to web crawlers and search engines such as Google Scholar.

OJS supports the OAI-PMH protocol, enabling metadata to be harvested by a wide range of indexing and discovery services. In addition, PKP Publishing Services works directly with Google Scholar to ensure that journals hosted on OJS are appropriately indexed and discoverable.

2. Crossref Registration

The Journal of Practice Theory participates in the Crossref scholarly publishing infrastructure.

All published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and their metadata are deposited with Crossref. This provides permanent identifiers for each publication, supports reliable citation and linking, and improves the discoverability of articles across scholarly databases, search engines, and reference management systems.

3. Indexing

Registration with recognised indexing services is an important part of increasing the visibility, accessibility, and reputation of the journal.

The journal is currently under review for inclusion in:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science – Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

As the journal continues to develop, we will apply to additional abstracting and indexing services appropriate to its scope and stage of development.

If the journal is not yet indexed by your preferred service, we welcome suggestions. Please contact the editorial team or submit an indexing recommendation directly to the relevant service.

4. Promoting the Journal

Beyond indexing, we actively promote the Journal of Practice Theory and its articles within the practice theory community and beyond, making use of the network led by the Centre for Practice Theory at Lancaster. These efforts ensure that the work published in the Journal of Practice Theory reaches the widest possible audience, supporting the growth and impact of research in this field.